43 CFR § 3431.0-3 - Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3431.0-3"
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title: "43 CFR § 3431.0-3 - Authority."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3431.0-3"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3430"
part_name: "NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 181  30 U.S.C. 351-359; 30 U.S.C. 521-531; 30 U.S.C. 1201  and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3430"
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# 3431.0-3 Authority.

(a) The regulations of this subpart are issued under the authority of the statutes cited in § 3400.0-3 of this title.

(b) These regulations primarily implement section 2(a)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 2 of the Act of October 30, 1978 (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(1)).